A Q&A with Annabel Monagan about NORA GOES OFF SCRIPT

Go Off Script with The Sway June 14 Join The Sway for a behind-the-scenes perspective on this summer’s hot beach read, Nora Goes off Script, via an off-script chat with author Annabel [...]

We’re Having a Jam-Boree

Oh, Honey Aren’t You Just Peachy After sharing our dew-lightful experience tasting The Cameron Cupboard’s Dewberry preserves, a reader waved a wand and turned us into jam tasters — [...]

There’s a Unilever Company Store in Raeford

With only a handful of aisles, a few tables of mini-bulk boxes and a couple freezers full of dessert, The Unilever Company Store in Raeford is not a retailer, and exists to primarily to benefit [...]

She Got it For Her Mama: Gift Guide

Pizzeria Grazia Adds to Aberdeen’s Food Scene

When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie That’s the newest place in Aberdeen, brought to you by the minds behind Mason’s Restaurant and Grocery: Pizzeria Grazia. Brian and [...]

Meet the Woman Who Stays Grounded So We Can Keep Grinding

It’s always a brew-tiful day in Pinehurst — and if you’ve ever gone to village staple The Roast Office you have surely heard the infectious laugh of queen bean Carol Hess, who loves serving [...]

I Had a Date Night at the Villaggio and Now I Only Talk With My Hands

Especially after kids, my husband and I aren’t big on social graces. But we recently stepped on out to a local white-table-clothed oasis — Villaggio Ristorante & Bar. Why? Because we [...]

Red’s Corner Is the Mane Event

Can We Get a Yee-Haw? Because Red’s Corner, the food truck round-up on the corner of Old U.S. 1 and Morganton Road in Southern Pines, is off to the races — and taps are flowing with [...]

Local Shop Takes Time Into Their Own Hands

What is a clock shop doing in 2022?  Cote Timeworks owner Jonathan Cote says the shops are here to stay. While learning the trade of horology is becoming scarce, the need for it is as strong [...]

Red’s Corner Gallops to the Finish Line

If you’ve driven through the Southern Pines intersection of Old U.S. 1 and Morganton Road, then you’re as excited as we are for the progress on Red’s Corner — the new food truck [...]